Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
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HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9-Mr. Matson of In
diana, from the committee on invalid pen
sions in the house, reported back the depend
| ent pension bill with the presidents veto
| message thereon. He asked that the report
| be printed in the Record, and gave notice
that he would call up the bill for action ThGTs-
day next.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, objected to
the report being printed in the Record, and
thercupon Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, de-
manded thFt IL be read. The speaker decided
that the report must be read, and the clerk
then procee Ted TO read 1t.
The report was listened to with great atteu-
ton, though the reading was several times in-
corrupted with applause, which broke out
afresh when the concluding sentence ct the
| report showed that the committee was unani-
nous in It's recommendation.
Matson asked unanimous consent that con
sideration be deferred until Thursday next,
which was carried.
Baker,of New York, called upas a privileged
matter, the resolution offered by him yester-
day fixing a day for the consideration Of terri
torial admission bills and, under the opera
ton of the rules, 1t was referred TO the com
mittee on rules.
Lanham, of Texas, presented the conference
report on the trade dollar bill, and it was
agreed TO without debate or division.
The house then went into OF the
whole for consideration Of senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill.
In speaking of the verbal amendment, Mr..
Clifford, Of Dakota, took occasion to c~riticise
the Dakota enabling bill reported by the com
mittee on territories, denouncing 1t as a
miserable pretext, an insult TO his people and
a miserable proposition which they would
spurn with contempt.
Mr.. Hill, OF Ohio, incidentally gave notice
thath lie would call the Dakota admission b
on Wednesday next.
Mr.. B~utterworth, OF Ohio, moved to con
cur In the senate amendment, with an amend
mcnt, directing the secretary OF war TO make
inquiry as tn the number OF union soldiers
buried In the same cemeteries with confeder-
ates, and whether their resting places are I'M
fenced and unmarked.
On motion of Mr.. Randall the senate
amendment was'non.concurred in for the pur.
pose Of enabling the committee on confer
ence TO frame a measure in accordance with
the views OF both sides Of the house.
Pending further action on the senate
amendment tie committee rose and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Dingley, OF Maine,
presented memorials Of G. A. X. posts ol
Bath and Portland, Me, asking for the pas
sage Of the dependent pension bill over tho
presidents veto. Referred.
Randall presented a memorial OF the Rhode
Island Radical Peace society against expendi
lures for vessels for Notifications, and asking
for wise craftsmanship, which will submit
grave questions Of dispute between nations tC
the arbitramcnt Of reason and internationa
law. Referred.
Henderson,, OF North Carolina, from TIE
committee on elections, submitted the report
on the Indiana contested election Of KIDD
2 .nat,rf &Faaln uUhtgh TnnHTNg tho Vtnht al
steele 20 the seat, and II was laid over unit
Thursday.
5 ConD. ~ Indiana, then called up the con,
ference report Of disagreement on The bill re-
pcaling the presumption, timber culture and
desert land laws.
After a lively discussion the report was
agreed tO-yeas 90; nays -.
; Cobb then moved tuat the house refuse tC
/, rpcrdc from its disagreement 20 the senate
amendment and agree ID a request for a fur
thcr conference on the pending question.
] Perkins moved that the house reccdr from
( IT'S disagreement to section ) Of the bilI auC
consent To the same with an amendment
r inctcd-GS to 9S.
Cobb's motion was then agreed to and
further conference was ordered.
II was ordered that the daily hour for tn,
j meeting of the house shall be II O'Clock.
Adjourned.
WAsnIyGroN, Feb. 22.-Mr. Bland of Mis-
r souri,, as a privileged question, called up tn
. vetoed bill Increasing the pension OF John W
| Ferris. Ee bore testimony from persona
knowledge or the claimant to the merits o
the claim. and asked the house IN pass TIT
bill over the veto. The house refused to pass
the bill over the v~eto-yeas l32, nays 9S-no
the constitutional two,thirds vote in The
: affirmative.
A The house then resumed, in committee o.
, the whole, consideration OF the senate amend
, mcnts to the sundry civil appropriation bill
The recommendations OF the committee on
I ap roprlations were concurred IN, and .ht
committee having arisen, a conference was
T. ordered on the disagreeing votes OF the two
: houses.